FitzgeraldCauses of the Revolution #3 – The Right to Self-Government

From the year 1215, the right of the British people to governed themselves slowly grew. Because the colonists were British citizens, they thought they had this right.

Step 1 – The Beginning of the Right to Self-government – Magna Carta (1215) p. 102Read the section on “Magna Carta.Complete the notes.

Questions Notes – Main Idea and Details Additions, Corrections

Why is Magna Carta such an important document?

Why did King John sign Magna Carta

What are some important rights stated in Magna Carta?

Did all British people have these rights?

Magna Carta – first document to __________________

_____________________________________________

The king was _________________ to sign it by

______________________________________

Some rights protected were

o ________________________________

o ________________________________

o ________________________________

At first rights limited to _________________

______________________________________

Over time, extended to _________________

______________________________________

An Illustration of King John signing Magna CartaExamine the people Describe the message the baron’s body language is

sending.

Describe the message the king’s body language is sending.

What message does this painting send about what Magna Carta does to the king’s power?

What Did Magna Carta Actually Say? Examine the table below. Draw a line between each complaint and the words in Magna Carta that show the king listened to the barons ‘complaint.

The barons’ complaints   Terms of Magna Carta1. John takes hostages from us. He says he will kill them if we rebel.

Clause 1: the English church will be free. The king must not interfere (mess) with the church.

2. John refused to accept the Pope’s choice to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury. The Pope shut all the churches in England.

Clause 2. When a baron inherits land he will not have to pay more than £100 to the king.

3. John has used the law to ruin people. He locks them up and takes away their property.

Clause 12. The King will not demand taxes without the agreement of his bishops and barons.

4. John makes us pay huge fines (thousands of pounds) when we inherit land.

Clause 21. Barons will only be fined after a proper trial. the fine should match the crime.

5. How can we trust John to keep his promises? He breaks every promise he makes.

Clause 39: No freeman will be arrested, imprisoned or have his property taken without a fair trial.

6. John demands more and more taxes, but he never asks us.

Clause 49. The king will return all hostages given to him by the barons.

7. If John thinks we are being disloyal he makes us pay a huge fine. He keeps us in debt to him so we can’t rebel.

Clause 50. All foreign advisers will lose their jobs.

An Interview with David RubensteinThis is David Rubenstein. In 2007, he bought the last privately owned copy of Magna Carta (the 1297 version) at Sotheby’s Auction House.  According to the Forbes ranking of the wealthiest people in America, Rubenstein, an investment banker, has a net worth of $2.5 billion. 

Listen to him describe how he came to buy Magna Carta.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwSyPUJVo0

How much do you think he paid for ‘the most famous document in history?’ Star your answer.

o $ 22,000o $ 2.2 milliono $ 22 milliono $ 22 billion

Step 2 – Parliament grows. Textbook p. 103Read the section on “Parliament” and complete the notes.

Questions Notes – Main Idea and Details Additions, Corrections

What important part of a democratic government developed in Britain due to Magna Carta?

Describe this part of the British government.

This part of the government was powerful. What was its greatest power.

The ____________________________ of Noblemen

created by Magna Carta grew into P_________________.

P________________ is the name of the British

legislature.

It has two houses

o A House of ________________________

Member are all n___________________

o A House of ________________________

Members are e______________________

Parliament’s greatest power was

______________________________________

______________________________________

Step 3 – As the power of the Parliament grew, the King and Parliament battled to see who was the most powerful. Read p.  103, to complete the notes on the English Civil War. Questions Notes – Main Ideas and Details Additions

Corrections

What event was caused by the battle for power between the Parliament and the King?

What did the Parliament do to the king?

 In the 1640s, the King and Parliament battle for power led to

________________________________________________

__________________________ won and

_____________________ the king!

__________________________ ruled for

______years without a king

Note – Many American colonies already existed at this time!

 Read pp. 103-104, to complete notes on the Glorious Revolution and English Bill of Rights.Questions Notes – Main Ideas and Details Additions

Corrections

What was the second event that occurred that proved Parliament was more powerful than the king?

What document did the new king and queen have to sign after this event?

 In 1688, Parliament shoed how powerful it was by

r___________________ the king and giving the crown to

his __________________________________________.

This event is called the G ____________________

R__________________________

To keep the throne the new king and queen were

forced to sign the E__________________

B_____________ of R____________________

What were some important rights in the British Bill of Rights?Draw a line between the words from the English Bill of Rights and their meaning.

Rights in the English Bill of Rights Explanation“The raising or keeping of a standing army within the kingdom in a time of peace, unless it be with the consent of Parliament, is against the law; . . . ”

The king cannot interfere with the right to of the people to elect members of the legislature.

It upheld the right of “habeas corpus.” The Parliament must approve of any taxes collected by the king.

“That the levying money for or to the use of he crown . . . . without the consent of Parliament . . . is illegal; . . . “

The king cannot have an army if there is no war unless Parliament approves.

“That election of members of Parliament ought to be free; . . . “

The government cannot put a person in jail unless that person has committed a crime.

Just like the people in Britain had Parliament, by 1760, each of the 13 colonies had a legislature.

Use the diagram to answer the following questions.

What is another name for a legislature?

List three powers the colonial legislature had.

1.

2.

3.

In English law, there is a difference between a right and a privilege. A privilege a right that the government gives some people and it can be taken

away.

Human beings are born with certain rights. Parliament and the colonies disagreed about whether the colonial assemblies were a right or a privilege.

Draw a line to show which position each side took.Parliament Colonial assemblies are a right.

Colonists Colonial assemblies are a privilege.